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Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 147

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    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 147
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) #147
    Published Jul 1952 by Fawcett.
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    Wow! What a great cover for kids! Although this issue almost certainly was a big seller on the newsstands in its day, turns out it is especially scarce today!

    Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, Charlie Tomsey, Anthony Cataldo, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel thinks he can help a gypsy tribe that appears to be cursed by misfortune. Lance and Mike encounter scientists who think they've discovered the secret of turning sea water into gold. Land-grabbing schemers plot to acquire tribal lands in exchange for food, and Golden Arrow's not having it. Captain Marvel: The Curse of the Nomads!; Doc Sorebones; Lance O'Casey: Troubled Waters; Golden Arrow: Buffalo Stampede; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Tightwad Tad; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: On the Isle of Forbidden Fruit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.